The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program offers a Basic Certificate and an Advance Certificate. Students interested in the Basic or Advance Certificates may enroll in the program at any term. It is, however, recommended that they begin with the Basic courses. There are no prerequisites for the CHW courses except CHW 101 – Introduction to Community Health Worker should be taken first or concurrent with any other Basic course.
Community Health Worker Basic Certificate (CHW.BASIC)
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| Semester I – Fall and Spring Semester – 1st 8 weeks |
| CHW 101 |
Introduction to Community Health |
3 |
| CHW 105 |
Assessing Community Resources |
3 |
| CHW 110 |
Community Health Development |
3 |
| Semester II – Fall and Spring Semester – 2nd 8 weeks |
| CHW 115 |
Nutrition and Disease |
3 |
| CHW 200 |
CHW Case Management |
3 |
| CHW 250 |
Contact Tracing |
2 |
Community Health Workers Certificate Advance (CHW.CERT)
Semester I – Fall and Spring Semester – 1st 8 weeks
|
| CHW 101 |
Introduction to Community Health |
3 |
| CHW 105 |
Assessing Community Resources |
3 |
| CHW 110 |
Community Health Development |
3 |
| CHW 118 |
Communicable, Environmental, and Occupational Disease |
3 |
| Semester II – Fall and Spring Semester – 2nd 8 weeks |
| CHW 115 |
Nutrition and Disease |
3 |
| CHW 200 |
CHW Case Management |
3 |
| CHW 215 |
Introduction To Community Health Research |
3 |
| CHW 230 |
CHW Leadership |
3 |
| CHW 250 |
Contact Tracing |
2 |
